21st Amendment Diesel Imperial Smoked Porter

Brewed by 21st Amendment Brewery
Style: Smoked
San Francisco, California USA

Draft. Dark blackish beer with a thin beige head. Low smoky aroma. Earthy, smoky flavor with some malt - not as bacon like as some, but there is a bacon-like component. Fuller bodied. Lingering smoke. Nice.

(10/27/08) Draught sample at the brewpub in San Francisco. The board says 8.5% ABV. Dark brown to black-colored with a beige head. Aroma of smoked meat and some roastiness. Smoky flavor, quite sweet, with malt, some sausages, wood and hints of coffee. Quite full-bodied.

Draught at the brewpub. This batch is 8.5%abv and reeks of smoke. I like that. Its classification as a smoked instead of a porter should have been a good indication. Like a black rauchbier. There is some roasted malt in the aroma, but pungent smoke runs the show. Chocolatey smoke flavor with a chary earthiness and a dry, roasted finish. Medium bodied with smooth carbonation. It’s refreshing to find a smoked porter that has more than a hint of smoke in it. It almost had too much actually, though I do love it.

Pours deep brown with a decent light tan head. Smokey and chocolate nose and flavor, with a smooth smoke influence. Very smooth for the ABV. Dry, salami like smoked finish.

Tulip at brewery - Aroma is roasty/burnt dark malts and smoke. Pours bloack with a small head and good lacing. Flavor is a much stronger version of aroma with tons of smoke that reminds me of charcoal and crispy steak fat. Palate is sticky and ashy. Different and really good if you like smoked beer (which I do).

Tasted at GABF 2008. Dark brown with tan head. Smoke, chocolate, nuts and roastiness. Flavor is sweet, with smoke, wood and coffee.

GABF 2008 - One of the first beers of the evening. Strong smokey nose, with some toffee and chocolate. Quite roasty with some of the smoke blowing off in the nose, and not carrying across terribly strong on the palate. Comes across very dry but still quite smooth, smokiness changes to gaminess in the finish. Nicely done.

On tap at the brewery. Mahogany edges with a dark brown body bordering black. Minimal lacing, but small clumps of foam stuck to the sides of the glass. Definite Rauchbier quality; smoky, pork-butt with malty maple sweetness. Medium mouthfeel...not terribly thick but enough to make you remember. Taste is smoky roasted pork, BBY, and a touch of chocolate. Very interesting. Try at a family gathering with roasted chicken, tenderloin, anything!!!